The new OpenSolaris.org membership application will start using security questions for self-service password resets. People will be able to pre-register a number of questions and answers, if they request a password reset they will need to supply the answers to the questions they previously set up.
We therefore need a set of good questions that are not too culturally-biased, so questions like 'Who was your third grade teacher' or 'What is your mom's zip code' are out :-) There's a site that gives guidance on how to phrase such questions - http://www.goodsecurityquestions.com/ The list we have so far is below. Note that this list will be internationalised, so it would be possible to have entirely different questions for different languages, but it will probably be easiest if we can come up with a single list that just needs translating. Comments and additions are gratefully accepted. ---------- What is the first name of your oldest niece or nephew? What is the middle name of your oldest brother or sister? What is the middle name of your youngest child? What is your partner's nickname? What town or city did you meet your partner in? What town or city did your parents meet? What town or city was your first job in? What town or city were you in when you first used a computer? What was the first name of your childhood best friend? What was the make and model of your first car? What was the name of your first pet? What was the name of your first school? What was the name of your first toy animal? What was the registration number of your first car? What was your childhood nickname? ---------- -- Alan Burlison -- _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
